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November 12, 2021
Police officers prayed for more than 70 law enforcement personnel who were killed in the line of duty, died of COVID-19, were killed on 9/11, or who died in retirement during the Archdiocese of Newark’s 28th Annual Blue Mass
Detective Joseph Seals of the Jersey City Police Department – who heroically died in the line of duty – and three Hudson County law enforcement officers who died of COVID...
November 12, 2021
An investigation by The Marshall Project and the Tampa Bay Times shows how a law passed in the 1990s contributes to Florida leading the nation in people serving life prison sentences without the chance of parole
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system.
An investigation by The Marshall Project ...
November 12, 2021
Matthew May does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Thirteen top officials of the Trump administration violated the federal law known as the Hatch Act, which prohibits political campaigning while employed by the federal gover...
November 12, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Nutrien Ag Solutions Inc. for allegedly applying pesticides in Kansas that were canceled by the federal government. The Colorado-based company, which sells, distributes, and applies pesticides mainly for farming operations, will pay $668,000.
In 2020, EPA canceled the use of certain pesticides containing the active ingredient dicamba, in resp...
November 12, 2021
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some New York drivers are breaking the law and taking lives, but they’re still allowed back on the roads.
Now, two families who lost their daughters say if punishments were tougher, tragedies like theirs could be avoided.
“The guy knew he was not supposed to drive the car,” one father said.
“The system failed us. It’s also failing them,” a mother added.
Now, there’s a ...
November 12, 2021
Starting in 2022, colleges, grocery stores and hotels are among New York organizations that must find a new home for food waste beyond the garbage can. Bard College has its own composting pile on site that diverts 1,500 pounds of food daily.
Potato peels, onion tops and other unused or untouched foods from big businesses will need to be properly composted or donated by January 1, 2022, per a ...
November 12, 2021
The vaccine passport bill passed by the Legislature earlier this year has put a policy followed by many Alabama pediatricians at odds with state law.
The bill, signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey in May, was aimed at preventing businesses from turning away customers because they aren’t vaccinated for COVID-19 or don’t have a document to show that they are. It says government agencies can’t deny ...
November 12, 2021
Two new Ohio House bills, if passed, would create the state's first major regulations for drone use by members of the public and law-enforcement officials. (Courtesy of Nuair) Nuair
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November 12, 2021
A debate between lawyers and Judge Schroeder in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse focused on pinching-to-zoom on an iPad, a feature that’s been on Apple devices since 2007's iPod Touch.
Thomas Binger, the assistant district attorney leading the prosecution, planned to play a video on an iPad, showing Rittenhouse shooting Joseph Rosenbaum. When the assistant DA said he’d use a zoom function on the...
November 12, 2021
A K-9 waits outside of the hallway at the chambers of Saginaw City Hall on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 in Saginaw, Mich.
When a police dog is injured on the job, first responders aren’t allowed to treat the wounded pup with onsite medical care. Instead, K-9 units have to be treated by a veterinarian, a delay that in the past has prevented the animals from getting speedy, possibly life-saving assist...
